Neil Gladd - Concert Programs


12/6/81 Recital, Church of the Annunciation,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Frank Conlon, piano
Marilyn Boyd DeReggi, soprano
Slumber Song
     (soprano and mandolin) 
Clara Lyle Boone
(b.1928)
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
     (soprano and mandolin) 
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Preludio 
     Loure
     Gavotte en Rondeau
     Menuet I & II
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
Grand Sonata in C for Piano and Mandolin (1810)
     Allegro con spirito
     Andante moderato siziliano
     Rondo
Johann N. Hummel
(1778-1837)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965) (first performance)
     Theme: Andante espressivo
     Allegro giusto
     Lento
     Allegro Molto
     Lento
Carman Moore
(b.1936)
Sonatina [Pno] (first performance) Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
The Red Bach Book: Three Rags After Bach (1980) [Pno] (first performance)
     The Ragtime Offering
     The Goldberg Rag
     The Art of the Rag
Neil Gladd
Tarantella (1898)
Angelo Mascheroni
 (1856-1905)


11/18/82 Recital - Folger Shakespeare Library,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marcia Kravis, harpsichord
Sonata in E minor for mandolin and continuo (first modern performance)
     Allegro
     Allegro
     Adagio
     Allegro
Carlo  Arrigoni
(1697-1744)
Sonata in A, Op. II no. I, for mandolin and continuo
     Preludio
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Allegro
Gaetano Boni
Sonata in D for mandolin and continuo
     Grave
     Allegro
     Grave
     Allegro
Carlo  Arrigoni
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982) [solo Mand] (first performance)
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Minuetto I e II
     Gavotta
     Giga
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
2 Pieces for Harpsichord
     Farewell to a Hubbard Harpsichord (first performance)
     Le Tombeau de Scarlatti
Neil Gladd
Andante and Variations, WoO 44 #2 Ludwig Van Beethoven
 (1770-1827)


1987 Recital Tour
2/24, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2/26, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2/28, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, NY
3/1, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Betty Bullock, piano
Grand Sonata in C for Piano and Mandolin (1810)
     Allegro con spirito
     Andante moderato siziliano
     Rondo
Johann N. Hummel
(1778-1837)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965)
     Theme: Andante espressivo
     Allegro giusto
     Lento
     Allegro Molto
     Lento
Carman Moore
(b.1936)
A la fin -- tout  seul (1985) Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)
Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) 
     Toccata 
     Aria
     Dance
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Concerto for Mandolin (1985)
     Con Brio
     Barcarolle Funebre
     Toccata
Brian Israel
(1951-1986)
Annie Laurie, Variations (1901) Valentine Abt
(1873-1933)
Witches Dance (1901)
Samuel Siegel
 (1875-1948)
Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
     from Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)


Mandolin Madness II
5/18/87, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin and electric mandolin
Ron L Warren, piano and celesta
Jean De Mart Warren, flute and piccolo
Sharilyn Clark, xylophone
Salterella (1981/86) (first U.S. performance)
[electric-mandolin and piano] 
Carol Ann Weaver
(b. 1948)
Cinque Miniature, Op.20c (1962) (first performance)
[flute, mandolin and celesta]
     Andante
     Lento
     Allegretto
     Lentissimo
     Vivo
Derek Healey
(b.1936)
Toccata (1987) (first performance)
     from Sonata II for Solo Mandolin
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Little Serenade (1953) (first U.S. performance)
[piccolo, xylophone and mandolin]
     Moderato tranquillo
     Allegretto grazioso
     Con Brio
     Lento Capriccioso
     Vivace 
William Bardwell
(1915-1994)
Silicon Valley Breakdown (1982)
[computer generated tape]
David Jaffe
(b.1955)
Concerto for Electric Mandolin and Tape (1987) (first performance)
     Allegro
     Andante
     Allegro
Pamela J. Marshall
(b.1954) 
Jazz Suite (1987) [El-Mand, Pno] (first performance)
     Electric Bebop
     Older Woman Blues
     Blue Ivory Rag
     Boogie for Leda
Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)



Music of Black Composers
9/21/91, Dumbarton United Methodist Church,Washington, DC

Neil Gladd, mandolin
Carol Feather Martin, piano
Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 (1911)
     La Caprice de Nanette
     Demande et Reponse
     Un Sonnet d'Amour
     La Tarantelle Frefillante
Samuel Coleidge-Taylor
(1875-1912)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965)
     Theme: Andante espressivo
     Allegro giusto
     Lento
     Allegro Molto
     Lento
Carman Moore
(b.1936)
Polka de Concert (1900)

Seth S. Weeks
(1865-after 1924)
Mandolin Concerto (1900)
     Adagio
     Marcia
     Allegro Molto
Seth S. Weeks

Valse Coquette, Op. 17, No. 2 (1922)
PlantationSong, Op. 27, No. 1 (1936)
Clarence Cameron White
(1880-1960)
Pine Apple Rag (1908)
     (arr. Paul Zukofsky)
Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)
Clef Club March (1910)
Castle House Rag (1914)
     (both arr. Neil Gladd)
James Reese Europe
(1881-1919)
St. Louis Blues
     (transcribed from the 1943 Dave Apollon recording by Neil Gladd)
W.C. Handy 
(1873-1958)




12/2/93 - Music of the Art Deco Period 
Market 5 Gallery, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Betty Bullock, piano
Joyce N. Spears, soprano
Ukelele Serenade (1926)
     (from Two Pieces for Violin)
Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
Sieben Stucke nach der Dreigroschenoper (1930) (arr. Stefan Frenkel)
     Moritat vom Mackie Messer
     Ruf aus der Gruft
     Ballade vom angenehman Leben
     Polly's Lied
     Zuhalterballade
     Seerauberjenny
     Kanonensong
Kurt Weill
(1900-1950)
No One Knows this Little Rose (1925)
The Bird (1923)
John Woods Duke
(1899-1984)
Suite pour Chant et Violon (1925)
      A Menina e a Cancao
      Quero Ser Alegre
      Sertaneja
Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887-1959)
Sonata, Op. 31, Nr 2 (1924) 
     Leicht bewegte Viertel 
     Ruhig bewegte Achtel
     Gemächliche Viertel
     Fünf Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v. Mozart
Paul Hindemith
(1895-1961)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1939?) 
     (arr. Neil Gladd)
Richard Rodgers
(1902-1979)
Black and Blue Bottom (1933)
Romantic Joe (1934)
Runnin' Ragged (1933)
Joe Venuti
(1889-1978)
Souvenir, Barcarolle and Humoresque arr. Bernardo de Pace
(1886-1966)
St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) arr. Dave Apollon
(1898-1972)


2/11/94 Recital - George Washington University, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001 
     Adagio 
     Fuga
     Siciliana
     Presto
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
L'avez vous vo mon bien aime
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Sigr. Leoni of Naples
Finale from the D Concerto (1905) Aubrey Stauffer
(1876-1952)
Sonata, Op. 31, Nr 2 (1924) 
     Leicht bewegte Viertel 
     Ruhig bewegte Achtel
     Gemächliche Viertel
     Fünf Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v. Mozart
Paul Hindemith
(1895-1961)
Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) 
     Toccata 
     Andante
     Fugue
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Mandolin Night (1985) Pamela J. Marshall
(b. 1954)


5/96, Opening of Dresden Exhibit, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Mary Price and Andrea Vercoe, violins
Patricia Smith, viola
Brigitta Gruenther, cello
Concerto in G for Mandolin  (mandolin, 2 violins and cello)
     Allegro 
     Aria
     Allegro
Johann Adolf Hasse
(1699-1783)
Quartetto in A  (mandolin, violin, viola and cello)
     Allegro
     Rondo
Francesco G. Giuliani
Concerto in E  (mandolin and string quartet)
     Allegro
     Largo
     Presto
J.S. Bach
 (1685-1750)
String Quartet in G, KV 387 
     Allegro vivace assai
     Menuetto - Trio
     Andante cantabile
     Molto Allegro
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Preludio 
     Loure
     Gavotte en Rondeau
     Menuet I & II
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
Quartet in G  (mandolin, violin, viola and cello)
     Andante 
     Minuetto - Trio I and II
     Finale
Jan Ladislav Dussek
(1760-1815)
Concerto in C for Mandolin  (mandolin and string quartet)
     Allegro 
     Largo
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)


10/7/01 - Takoma Park Municipal Building, Takoma Park, MD
10/12/01 - George Washington University, Washington, DC
10/29/01 - Daemen College, Amherst, NY
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Preludio 
     Loure
     Gavotte en Rondeau
     Menuet I & II
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Sigr. Leoni of Naples
II Preludio
Raffaele Calace
(1886-1934)
Finale from the D Concerto (1905) Aubrey Stauffer
(1876-1952)
From the Forest (1936)
     Light and Shadow
     Birds at Play
     The Brook
Sol Goichberg
(1908-1978)
Scherzo-Rhapsody (1985)
     (played 10/7 and 10/29, only)
Chester Mais
(b.1936)
The Chase (1984)
      (played 10/7 only)
Per Nørgård
(b.1932)
Fantasy Variations IV (1992)
      (played 10/29 only)
Robert Lombardo
(b.1932)
Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) 
     Toccata 
     Andante
     Fugue
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)


  

6/2/02 - Music for Mandolin, Guitar and Voice
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Takoma Park, MD
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Steve Smith, guitar / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Joyce Lundy, soprano
Threnody (2001) Premiere 
(mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Taunder Naken
Henry VIII
(1491-1547)
Sonata in D for mandolin and continuo 
     Grave 
     Allegro
     Grave
     Allegro
Carlo  Arrigoni
(1697-1744)
Artists' Valse 
(Transcribed from a 1908 recording by the composer) 
Valentine Abt
(1873-1933)
Carousel Waltz (1999) Premiere
(mandolin and guitar)
Neil Gladd
Transit Aetas (from Juditha Triumphans)
(mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Slumber Song
The Girl’s Song to Her Mother 
Hilary Tann
(b.1947 )
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Premiere 
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
Neil Gladd
Herstory IV (1997) Premiere of mandolin version
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)
Café Ursula 1995 (1995) U.S. Premiere
(guitar)
Steve Smith
(b.1960)
September Swale (1993) 
Beth Anderson
(b.1950)
Sonatinetta (1984) 
     Toccata
     Elegia
     Menuetto
Brian Israel
(1951-1986)
Funfair on a Single Malt (1999) Premiere
(mandolin and guitar)
Steve Smith
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Suite pour Chant et Violon (1925)
      A Menina e a Cancao
      Quero Ser Alegre
      Sertaneja
(soprano and mandolin) 
Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887-1959)
Hark How the Songsters  (from Timon of Athens)  Henry Purcell
(1659-1695)
A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha, 1913) 
 (soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)


2/7/03 - Music for Mandolin, Guitar and Voice
 George Washington University
Phillips Hall, B-120 - 801 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Steve Smith, guitar / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Joyce Lundy, soprano
Hark, How the Songsters  (from Timon of Athens) 
(soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
 Henry Purcell
(1659-1695
Transit Aetas (from Juditha Triumphans)
(mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Taunder Naken (1491-1547)
September Swale (1993)
(mandolin and guitar)
Beth Anderson
(b.1950)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
(b.1955)
Carousel Waltz (1999)
Celtistan's Farewell (2002) Premiere
Neil Gladd
Funfair on a Single Malt (1999)
(mandolin and guitar)
Steve Smith
(b.1960)
Three Spirituals
    I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
    Sweet Little Jesus Boy 
    Ain't Got Time to Die
(soprano and guitar) 

Traditional
Robert MacGimsey
Traditional
A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha, 1913) 
(soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)


Hokie Spirit Tribute Concert
Artomatic
2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
Saturday, 4/28/07 at 2:00
Neil Gladd, mandolin


Threnody (2001)

Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
La Chasse De L'Isle Adam
Gabriele Leone
Partita III in E, BWV 1006  (excerpts)
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)



Artomatic
2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
Friday, 5/18/07 at 7:00
Saturday, 5/19/07 at 8:00
 Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Cathryn Frazier-Neely, soprano

Threnody (2001)
(solo mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Toccata from Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) 
Neil Gladd
Two Folk Song Settings (1968)
   Soldier Soldier
   Love is Teasin'
(soprano and mandolin)
Howard Boatwright
(1918-1999)

Slumber Song
(soprano and mandolin)
Four Vocalises (1984) (II and IV)
(soprano and mandolin)
Clare Shore
 (b. 1954)
Cicadas, A Wild Dance (2004) Premiere
(solo mandolin)
Maurice Saylor
(b.1957)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Neil Gladd
Herstory IV (1997)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)
Mandolin Night (1985)
(solo mandolin)
Pamela Marshall
(b. 1954)





Concert by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre
6833 4th Street NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano

Concert by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre
6833 4th Street NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano




























































































Show by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre, 6833 4th St. NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Many performers in a variety of styles, including:
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer

Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
 


































Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Slumber Song


Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(b.1955)
Three Christmas Carols
   Silent Night
   I Wonder as I Wander
   O Holy Night
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)

Franz Gruber
Appalachan
Adolphe Adam


La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Gabriele Leone
Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser (arr. by J. Robert Morris)
(solo mandolin)
Richard Wagner





Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
421 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, 12/19/07 at 12:05
Neil Gladd, mandolin

Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
 
La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Gabriele Leone
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Slumber Song
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Clara Lyle Boone
Three Christmas Carols
   Silent Night
   I Wonder as I Wander
   O Holy Night

Franz Gruber
Appalachan
Adolphe Adam






Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
421 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, 12/10/08 at 12:05

Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
































































Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
421 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, 12/10/08 at 12:05
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer

Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
 

























Fugue, from Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001
(solo mandolin)
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Four Christmas Carols
   Pat-a-pan*
   I Wonder as I Wander
   Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung*
   O Holy Night*
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)

* arr. Neil Gladd

Bernard de la Mannoye
Appalachan

Adolphe Adam





Inaugural Concert of American Music
Washington Ethical Society
7750 16th St. NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 1/24/09 at 8:00
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Billie Whittaker, piano

The Washington Post (1889) (arr. Neil Gladd) YouTube
(mandolin and piano)
John Phillip Sousa
(1854-1932)
Slumber Song
Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics (2007) Premiere YouTube
    I. Bad Luck (Hipponax)
    II. Wanderer's Delight (Archilochus)
    III. Golden Love (Mimnermus)
    IV. Words of Wisdom (Theognis)
    V. To the Evros River (Alcaeus)
    VI. Wrong One (Anacreon)
    VII. Halcyon Days (Simonides)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Victor Kioulaphides
(b. 1961)
Irreveries from Sappho (1981)
    Andromeda Rag
    Older Woman Blues
    Boogie for Leda

Elizabeth Vercoe
(b. 1941)

The Bed
This Room
The Waves
Ned Rorem
(b. 1923)
In the Dark Times (2006) Premiere
     In the Dark Times
     When It Comes to Marching
     It Is Night
     The Ballad of Paragraph 218
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
The Atonal Blues (2009) Premiere Neil Gladd
At The River
The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Slugging a Vampire
Duty
(mezzo-soprano and piano)
Charles Ives
(1874-1954)
Intermission

Clef Club March (1910)  (arr. Neil Gladd) James Reese Europe
(1881-1919)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965)
     Theme: Andante espressivo
     Allegro giusto
     Lento
     Allegro Molto
     Lento
Carman Moore
(b.1936)

Polka Caprice YouTube
Grand Concert Polka  (1900)
Seth S. Weeks
(ca.1865-after 1924)
Mandolin Concerto (1900)
     Adagio
     Marcia
     Allegro Molto

Seth S. Weeks
Castle House Rag (1914) (arr. Neil Gladd)
(mandolin and piano)
James Reese Europe
(1881-1919)





3/14/09 Spring Gala, Zonta Club of Washington
Ballroom of the Almas Temple
1315 K. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005

Neil Gladd, mandolin
Stephen Brown, piano

Andante et Polonaise (1900)
 
Eduoardo Mezzacapo
 (18__-1942)
Tarantella (1898)
(mandolin and piano)
Angelo Mascheroni
 (1856-1905)



5/15/10 House Concert, Hyattsville, MD
5/16/10
DACOR, 1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Einsam bin ich, nicht alleine (1821)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Carl Maria von Weber
(1786-1826)
Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001 
     Adagio 
     Fuga
     Siciliana
     Presto
(solo mandolin)
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics (2007)
    I. Bad Luck (Hipponax)
    II. Wanderer's Delight (Archilochus)
    III. Golden Love (Mimnermus)
    IV. Words of Wisdom (Theognis)
    V. To the Evros River (Alcaeus)
    VI. Wrong One (Anacreon)
    VII. Halcyon Days (Simonides)
Two Folk Song Settings (1968)
  Soldier, soldier
  Love is teasin'
Howard Boatwright
(1918-1999)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Intermission

I goe before my darling (1595)
Thomas Morley
(1557/58-1602)
from Three Folk Songs (1925)
  It was a lover and his lass
  The tailor and his mouse
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Rebecca Clarke
(1886-1979)
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982)
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Minuetto I e II
     Gavotta
     Giga
(solo mandolin)
Neil Gladd
Slumber Song
The Girl’s Song to Her Mother 
Hilary Tann
(b.1947 )
Popular tunes from the Opéras-comiques (arr. P. Denis)
"Je ne sais pas si ma soeur aime"  from Silvain (1770)
André Ernest Modeste Grétry
(1741-1813)
"La lumiere la plus pure Brille" from De l'aveugle de Palmire (1767)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Jean-Joseph Rodolphe
(1730-1812)
Variations on "La lumiere la plus pure Brille"
from "A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandolin" (1785)
(solo mandolin)
Gabriele Leone
"Des simples jeux de son enfance Heureux" from De l'aveugle de Palmire (1767) Jean-Joseph Rodolphe
"Le temps passe comme ce fil entre mes doigts," from Les Moissonneurs (1768)

Egidio Romualdo Duni
(1708-1775)
Habenera from Carmen (1875) L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (arr. N. Gladd)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Georges Bizet
(1838-1875)



3/26/11 - Community Forklift, Edmundson, MD
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Menuet I & II
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Sigr. Leoni of Naples
My Old Kentucky Home, Caprice, Op. 3, No. 2
Giuseppe Pettine
(1874-1966)
Departing Spring, Op. 29
Morishige Takei
(1890-1949)
The Red Violin Caprices (1999)
(Excerpts)
John Corrigliano
(b.1938)


5/7/11 House Concert, Hyattsville, MD
5/8/11
House Concert, Arlington, VA
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics (2007)
    I. Bad Luck (Hipponax)
    II. Wanderer's Delight (Archilochus)
    III. Golden Love (Mimnermus)
    IV. Words of Wisdom (Theognis)
    V. To the Evros River (Alcaeus)
    VI. Wrong One (Anacreon)
    VII. Halcyon Days (Simonides)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Victor Kioulaphides
(b. 1961)
Variations on "La Chase de L'Isle Adam"
from "A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandolin" (1785)
Gabriele Leone
My Old Kentucky Home, Caprice, Op. 3, No. 2
(solo mandolin)
Giuseppe Pettine
(1873-1966)
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Herstory IV (1997)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Intermission

The Red Violin Caprices (Excerpts)
(solo mandolin)
John Corrigliano
(b. 1938)
Einsam bin ich, nicht alleine (1821)

Carl Maria von Weber
(1786-1826)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) 
     Toccata 
     Aria
     Dance
(solo mandolin)
Neil Gladd
Popular tunes from the Opéras-comiques (arr. P. Denis)
"Je ne sais pas si ma soeur aime"  from Silvain (1770)(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
André Ernest Modeste Grétry
(1741-1813)
"Le temps passe comme ce fil entre mes doigts," from Les Moissonneurs (1768)

Egidio Romualdo Duni
(1708-1775)
Habanera from Carmen (1875) L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (arr. N. Gladd)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Georges Bizet
(1838-1875)


Music by Neil Gladd
Washington Ethical Society
7750 16th St. NW, Washington, DC
Sunday, 9/27/15 at 6:30
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
  Deborah Sternberg, soprano
Andrea Vercoe, violin
Wendy Chinn, french horn
Barry Gurley, piano

$20 admission, tickets available at the door or online

Variations on Arkansas Traveler (2014) Premiere
(solo mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) 
     Toccata 
     Aria
     Dance
Neil Gladd
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(soprano and mandolin)
Neil Gladd

Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) 
     Toccata 
     Andante
     Fugue
Neil Gladd
 Intermission
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982)
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Minuetto I e II
     Gavotta
     Giga
(solo violin)
Neil Gladd
The Red Bach Book: Three Rags After Bach (1980)
     The Ragtime Offering
     The Goldberg Rag
     The Art of the Rag
(solo piano)
Neil Gladd
In the Dark Times (2006) (on poems by Bertolt Brecht)
     In the Dark Times
     When It Comes to Marching
     It Is Night
     The Ballad of Paragraph 218
(soprano and piano)
Neil Gladd
The Atonal Blues (2009)
(soprano and piano)
Neil Gladd
Horn Sonata in F (1980./2015) Premiere
     Allegro
     Ostinato Moderaato
(horn and piano)
Neil Gladd